High-resolution cryo-EM structure of photosystem II: Effects of electron beam damage
Kato, K.; Miyazaki, N.; Hamaguchi, T.; Nakajima, Y.; Akita, F.; Yonekura, K.; Shen, J.-R.
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Photosystem II (PSII) plays a key role in water-splitting and oxygen evolution. X-ray crystallography has revealed its atomic structure and some intermediate structures. However, these structures are in the crystalline state, and its final state structure has not been solved because of the low efficiencies of the S-state transitions in the crystals. Here we analyzed the structure of PSII in solution at 1.95 [A] resolution by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The structure obtained is similar to the crystal structure, but a PsbY subunit was visible in the cryo-EM structure, indicating that it represents its physiological state more closely. Electron beam damage was observed at a high-dose in the regions that were easily affected by redox states, which was reduced by reducing the electron dose. This study will serve as a good indicator for determining damage-free cryo-EM structures of not only PSII but also all biological samples, especially redox-active metalloproteins.
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